Washington — The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has named Philip R. Day as its new president and chief executive.

Mr. Day, most recently chancellor of the City College of San Francisco, replaces Dallas Martin, who is retiring after 32 years at the lobbying association, known as Nasfaa, which represents more than 12,000 financial-aid professionals nationwide.

Before leading City College, Mr. Day served as president of Daytona Beach Community College, Cape Cod Community College, and Dundalk Community College, in Maryland.

Nasfaa is coming through a year in which it became the target of criticism concerning scandals in the student-loan industry, including complaints that the association fostered an unhealthy relationship between college aid administrators and student-loan companies.

Mr. Martin initially accused New York’s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, of unfairly tarnishing Nasfaa members, before apologizing when the scale of some of the abuses became clearer.

The chairman of the board of Nasfaa, Michael J. Bennett, said today in a statement that Mr. Day would bring the “strong leadership” that the association now needs. “This is a critical time for our association and our profession,” Mr. Bennett said. —Paul Basken